June 2017

Nine times out of ten, I will choose Asian food over any other type of cuisine. If we are going out for a nice-ish dinner, hibachi is where it’s at. Take out? Chinese. Any day, anytime, anywhere? Sushi or Thai. I’m always experimenting with different Asian recipes, but this one was exceptionally good. Even my pickiest eater devoured it! It doesn’t hurt that dinner was on the table in about 25 minutes (and only that long because of the rice!). Asian Chicken Bowls Ingredients: 2 tsp sesame oil 1 lb ground chicken 3 tbsp soy sauce 2 tbsp hoisin sauce…

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I never actually tried chicken piccata until planning our wedding. We went to a meeting with a potential caterer to do a taste test and they prepared samples of their most popular foods for us to try. We ended up using them to cater our wedding, mostly because of that chicken piccata. I wondered why I waited 20-something years to try this dish. Honestly, I don’t think anyone’s rendition could ever measure up to the one at our wedding, but this one comes pretty darn close. I have been making this since right after we got married on a pretty…

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I am pretty sure we’ve all seen some variation of this recipe floating around the internet recently. Eggr Roll in a Bowl, Deconstructed Egg Roll, Undone Egg Roll, Egg Roll Stir-fry…whatever floats your boat. I prefer Egg Roll in a Bowl, so that’s what I stick with! 😉 I’ve made this several times in the past month or so and every time, it’s been a pretty big hit, even with my littlest girl who is an extremely picky eater. It comes together super easily and I generally have everything I need in my pantry except the ground turkey and coleslaw…

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I have a love/hate relationship with throwing birthday parties for my kids. On the one hand, I usually host them at our house, and feel like everything has to be sparkling clean in order to be acceptable. Obviously, the junk drawer (everyone has one of those, right?!) and our closets have to be 100% organized before people come over. I mean, what if someone randomly needs a paper clip or gets chilly (in the middle of summer in Florida…) and needs to borrow a sweater? Hey, it could happen. I’ve always been a crazy lady in the week or so…